Total Crime Rate

129.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 129.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.0 9/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Flash Lane area has the 20th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Aughton & Swallownest , and the 236th highest crime rate of 870 local areas in Rotherham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Flash Lane (S66 1TY) in the last 12 months was 129.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.4% higher than the Aughton & Swallownest average (92.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 71.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Flash Lane (S66 1TY), the main crime hotspot is near Flash Lane. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Flash Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coquet Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fabian Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bawtry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slacks Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Slacks Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flash Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bawtry Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fabian Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fabian Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fabian Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fabian Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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